kitchen pass
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Permission given to one's partner (usually from wife to husband) to go out independently on a social outing.
Humorous; Informal
Example Sentences
- "After a moment she continued, “All I meant was did you manage to get a kitchen pass from Laurel?” “I don't need a kitchen pass from Laurel or anyone else,” she snapped."
- "We were both out on a kitchen pass and enjoying the giddy pleasure that comes from driving a car as fast as possible on a racetrack, but in between lapping sessions we got to talking about life at home."